Nixon Theatre

This article is about the Philadelphia Theatre. For the Pittsburgh Theater, see Regional Enterprise Tower § Nixon Theater.

The Nixon Theatre was a theatre in Philadelphia. ^[1] It was built in 1910 and closed around 1984. ^[2] It held 1,870 seats. The architectural design of the Nixon Theatre was made by John D. Allen. It was located on 34 S 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA. The theater was brick and stone with a two-story arched entrance and a bow window at the top. Now, the site is Payless ShoeSource and Rainbow Kids. Jimmy Bishop, a popular old local Philly radio DJ helped run Arctic Records and organize various performances in this theatre. ^[3]

References

1. "Neighborhood Movie Theaters – PhillyHistory Blog".
2. Warren, Bruce (August 6, 2014). "Listen to a rare recording of The Delfonics and Billy Stewart from a live concert at West Philly's Nixon Theatre". WXPN . Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
3. Wang, Oliver S. (March 31, 2010). "Live from the Nixon". Soul Sides. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

Further reading

• Glazer, Irvin R. (1986). Philadelphia Theatres, A-Z: A Comprehensive, Descriptive Record of 813 Theatres Constructed Since 1724. Greenwood Press. p. 176. ISBN   978-0-313-24054-6.

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